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#B84BDD Color

#B84BDD is rgb(184, 75, 221) in RGB, hsl(285, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 66%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B84BDD
HEX#B84BDD
RGBrgb(184, 75, 221)
HSLhsl(285, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(285, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 66%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(61.7% 0.224 316.4)
LABlab(51.94% 60.23 -55.41)
LCHlch(51.94% 81.84 317.39)

What #B84BDD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B84BDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.62Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.51Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.96Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 14.12Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.53Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.92

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#B84BDD Channel Values

How #B84BDD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 184 · G 75 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.13:1 vs white · 5.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B84BDD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B84BDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B84BDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B84BDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B84BDD
Complementary
#6FDD4B
Analogous
#6F4BDD
Analogous
#DD4BB8
Triadic
#DDB84B
Triadic
#4BDDB8
Split comp.
#B8DD4B
Split comp.
#4BDD6F

Tints & Shades of #B84BDD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C265E2
#CB7AE6
#D594EB
#DFAEEF
#E9C7F4
#F2DDF8

Shades

#AB29D6
#9323B8
#781D96
#5C1674
#411051
#290A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B84BDD.

How #B84BDD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B84BDD
Protanopia#6969DD
Protanomaly#8F5EDD
Deuteranopia#7D7DDB
Deuteranomaly#986DDC
Tritanopia#A96D6D
Tritanomaly#AF61A6
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B84BDD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b84bdd: #B84BDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B84BDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b84bdd': '#B84BDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.294, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_b84bdd">#B84BDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B84BDD"

More Purple Colors

#B84BDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B84BDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B84BDD?

#B84BDD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(184, 75, 221) in RGB and hsl(285, 68%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.62.

What is the RGB value of #B84BDD?

#B84BDD is rgb(184, 75, 221) — red 184, green 75, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B84BDD?

#B84BDD converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 66%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B84BDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B84BDD scores 4.13:1 against white and 5.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B84BDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B84BDD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.